Patents by Inventor Satoru INODA

Satoru INODA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11364489
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes: a wall-flow structure substrate including an inlet cell, an outlet cell, and a porous partition; a first catalyst layer formed inside the partition such that a thickness of the first catalyst layer is between 40% and 60%, inclusive, of an overall thickness Tw of the partition; and a second catalyst layer formed inside the partition such that the second catalyst layer extends across an entire region of the partition in a thickness direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: CATALER CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruka Makino, Yasutaka Nomura, Satoru Inoda, Kenji Nakajima, Naoto Miyoshi, Takeru Yoshida, Akemi Sato
  • Patent number: 11187129
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification including: a base of wall flow structure having inlet side cells wherein an end on the exhaust gas inflow side is open and outlet side cells wherein an end on the exhaust gas outflow side is open, and a porous partition wall that partitions the side cells; and first and second catalyst layers disposed in the interior of the porous partition wall so as to be in contact with the side cells, wherein either of the catalyst layers contains an oxidation catalyst but does not contain a reduction catalyst, and the other contains the reduction catalyst but does not contain the oxidation catalyst; and a ratio of the lengths of the catalyst layers differs between a surface of the porous partition wall on the side in contact with the inlet side cells and a surface on the side in contact with the outlet side cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: CATALER CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasutaka Nomura, Satoru Inoda, Naoto Miyoshi, Akemi Sato
  • Patent number: 10934910
    Abstract: An exhaust gas cleaning catalyst that has: a substrate having a wall flow structure, wherein an entry side cell, in which the end part on an exhaust gas inflow side is open, and an exit side cell, in which the end part on the exhaust gas outflow side is open, are divided by a porous dividing wall; and a first catalyst layer that includes a metal catalyst and is disposed within the dividing wall so as to be in contact with the exit side cell and not in contact with the entry side cell, and no catalyst layer is provided in the region in contact with the entry side cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruka Makino, Yasutaka Nomura, Satoru Inoda, Sho Hoshino, Ryota Onoe
  • Patent number: 10850269
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to an exhaust gas purification catalyst, in which exhaust gas purification performance is secured and an increase in pressure loss is suppressed, which is an exhaust gas purification catalyst, in which a porous filter wall of a substrate having a wall-flow structure is coated with a catalyst material containing an OSC material having oxygen storage capacity and a catalyst metal, wherein the density of percolation paths having percolation path diameters of 4 ?m or more per unit area inside of the filter wall coated with the catalyst material is 100 paths/mm2 to 1000 paths/mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Tanaka, Takeru Yoshida, Naoto Miyoshi, Akemi Sato, Yasutaka Nomura, Satoru Inoda
  • Publication number: 20200276567
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst that allows enhancing purification performance on exhaust gas. The exhaust gas purification catalyst according to the present invention has a substrate 10 of wall flow structure having a porous partition wall 16 which partitions inlet cells 12 and outlet cells 14, a first catalyst layer 20 formed on the surface of the partition wall 16, on the side facing the inlet cells 12, and a second catalyst layer 30 formed in the interior of the partition wall 16, at least in a region facing the outlet cells 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota ONOE, Yasutaka NOMURA, Satoru INODA
  • Publication number: 20200276568
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes: a wall-flow structure substrate including an inlet cell, an outlet cell, and a porous partition; a first catalyst layer formed inside the partition such that a thickness of the first catalyst layer is between 40% and 60%, inclusive, of an overall thickness Tw of the partition; and a second catalyst layer formed inside the partition such that the second catalyst layer extends across an entire region of the partition in a thickness direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicants: CATALER CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruka MAKINO, Yasutaka NOMURA, Satoru INODA, Kenji NAKAJIMA, Naoto MIYOSHI, Takeru YOSHIDA, Akemi SATO
  • Publication number: 20200263587
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification including: a base of wall flow structure having inlet side cells wherein an end on the exhaust gas inflow side is open and outlet side cells wherein an end on the exhaust gas outflow side is open, and a porous partition wall that partitions the side cells; and first and second catalyst layers disposed in the interior of the porous partition wall so as to be in contact with the side cells, wherein either of the catalyst layers contains an oxidation catalyst but does not contain a reduction catalyst, and the other contains the reduction catalyst but does not contain the oxidation catalyst; and a ratio of the lengths of the catalyst layers differs between a surface of the porous partition wall on the side in contact with the inlet side cells and a surface on the side in contact with the outlet side cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicants: CATALER CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasutaka NOMURA, Satoru INODA, Naoto MIYOSHI, Akemi SATO
  • Patent number: 10626765
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device includes: a substrate of wall-flow structure having an inlet cell, an outlet cell and a porous partition wall; an upstream catalyst layer provided inside the partition wall and disposed in an upstream portion, including an exhaust gas inflow end section, of the substrate; and a downstream catalyst layer provided inside the partition wall and disposed in a downstream portion, including an exhaust gas outflow end section, of the substrate. The downstream catalyst layer contains a carrier, and Rh supported on the carrier. The upstream catalyst layer contains a carrier, and Pd and/or Pt supported on the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Inoda, Yasutaka Nomura, Junji Kuriyama, Naoto Miyoshi, Masahiko Takeuchi, Akemi Sato
  • Publication number: 20200011221
    Abstract: An exhaust gas cleaning catalyst that has: a substrate having a wall flow structure, wherein an entry side cell, in which the end part on an exhaust gas inflow side is open, and an exit side cell, in which the end part on the exhaust gas outflow side is open, are divided by a porous dividing wall; and a first catalyst layer that includes a metal catalyst and is disposed within the dividing wall so as to be in contact with the exit side cell and not in contact with the entry side cell, and no catalyst layer is provided in the region in contact with the entry side cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruka MAKINO, Yasutaka NOMURA, Satoru INODA, Sho HOSHINO, Ryota ONOE
  • Publication number: 20190201884
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to an exhaust gas purification catalyst, in which exhaust gas purification performance is secured and an increase in pressure loss is suppressed, which is an exhaust gas purification catalyst, in which a porous filter wall of a substrate having a wall-flow structure is coated with a catalyst material containing an OSC material having oxygen storage capacity and a catalyst metal, wherein the density of percolation paths having percolation path diameters of 4 ?m or more per unit area inside of the filter wall coated with the catalyst material is 100 paths/mm2 to 1000 paths/mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi TANAKA, Takeru YOSHIDA, Naoto MIYOSHI, Akemi SATO, Yasutaka NOMURA, Satoru INODA
  • Publication number: 20190120104
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device includes: a substrate of wall-flow structure having an inlet cell, an outlet cell and a porous partition wall; an upstream catalyst layer provided inside the partition wall and disposed in an upstream portion, including an exhaust gas inflow end section, of the substrate; and a downstream catalyst layer provided inside the partition wall and disposed in a downstream portion, including an exhaust gas outflow end section, of the substrate. The downstream catalyst layer contains a carrier, and Rh supported on the carrier. The upstream catalyst layer contains a carrier, and Pd and/or Pt supported on the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru INODA, Yasutaka NOMURA, Junji KURIYAMA, Naoto MIYOSHI, Masahiko TAKEUCHI, Akemi SATO
  • Publication number: 20180280878
    Abstract: A catalyst for exhaust gas purification, which is capable of effectively purifying an exhaust gas. A catalyst for exhaust gas purification, which includes first catalyst particles, second catalyst particles and carrier particles that support the first catalyst particles and the second catalyst particles. The first catalyst particles are Pd particles or Pd—Rh alloy particles; and the second catalyst particles are Pd—Rh alloy particles. The molar ratio of Rh to the total of Pd and Rh in the first catalyst particles is 0.50 times or less the molar ratio of Rh to the total of Pd and Rh in the second catalyst particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru INODA, Satoshi MATSUEDA, Kenichi TAKI, Akimasa HIRAI
  • Patent number: 9597663
    Abstract: An exhaust cleaning catalyst, with which precious metal sintering is inhibited and which has greater exhaust cleaning abilities, has a substrate and a catalyst coating layer provided on the substrate. The catalyst coating layer has a precious metal that serves as an oxidation and/or reduction catalyst. The precious metal has Rh-containing metal particles in which rhodium (Rh) coexists with a base metal selected among platinum group elements excluding rhodium. The Rh-containing metal particles have an average rhodium content of 0.1% to 5% by mole with the total amount of the base metal and rhodium being 100% by mole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Inoda, Akimasa Hirai, Kenichi Taki, Satoshi Matsueda
  • Publication number: 20160236181
    Abstract: An exhaust cleaning catalyst, with which precious metal sintering is inhibited and which has greater exhaust cleaning abilities, has a substrate and a catalyst coating layer provided on the substrate. The catalyst coating layer has a precious metal that serves as an oxidation and/or reduction catalyst. The precious metal has Rh-containing metal particles in which rhodium (Rh) coexists with a base metal selected among platinum group elements excluding rhodium. The Rh-containing metal particles have an average rhodium content of 0.1% to 5% by mole with the total amount of the base metal and rhodium being 100% by mole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru INODA, Akimasa HIRAI, Kenichi TAKI, Satoshi MATSUEDA